Parental locus of control and psychological well-being in mothers of children with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-115

  Lloyd, Tracey ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distress; Intellectual disability; Mothers; Parental locus of control; Positive perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68349089419     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250902862074     Document Type: Article

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